An editorial by Jeremy M. Kahn, MD, MS in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) contrasts two studies of the use of telemedicine remote monitoring in intensive care. The conclusion seems to be that you get better outcomes… Read moreThe Use and Misuse of ICU Telemedicine
Having overlooked this year’s ‘Robotics Week’ last month I (Ed. Steve) thought I’d make amends by doing something I’ve intended to do for some time. That is, visit Robosoft’s HQ in Bidart, in the Basque Country in South West France.
Did what I saw convince me that the future of telecare is on wheels?
This BBC report is a good starting point for anyone who wants to explore the developing media coverage of the National Audit Office (NAO) report on England’s slowly-sinking care record project. If a small but wealthy country like England, with… Read moreNHS EHR "The largest civilian IT project in the world has failed."
Whether this news is more due to the good sense of the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) or the ingenuity of the creators of the online telecare equipment prescription guidance (Telecare EPG) website – who just happen to be the TANN:… Read moreWales invests in subscription to Telecare EPG
To connect electronic health records (EHRs) there has to be technical interoperability and, on top of it, ‘semantic interoperability’ so that the systems know they are communicating about the same thing. So the experts are starting to fret about that…. Read moreEHRs and semantic interoperability (EU)
eHealthInsider item written by Dr Jonathan Liberman, a Manchester GP who explains how a ‘telemedical’ ECG service has improved patient cardiac care while reducing its cost…”The pilot, which started in 2007, enabled more than 2,000 people to avoid a trip… Read moreTelemedical ECG service has improved patient cardiac care while reducing its cost (UK)
Better late than never, this free report is just getting some attention. It’s undated but, I’m informed, was published in January 2011. Supporting Unpaid Carers: The Benefits of Telecare (PDF) by the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services examines… Read moreReport: Supporting Unpaid Carers: The Benefits of Telecare (Scotland)
We noted in January the arrival of UK-based Isansys on the scene, but last week they introduced a new, wireless, body-worn heart and breathing monitor device called LifeTouch. Proving the advice that writers should throw away the first three paragraphs… Read moreIsansys Lifecare launches small body-worn heart monitor
At last! An item for the pressure sensor geeks! “The most common type of strain gauge consists of an insulating flexible backing material that supports a metallic foil pattern whose electrical resistance changes as the foil is deformed…However, the relatively… Read moreNew pressure sensor can stretch to twice its size
What’s the connection between wind turbine farms, factories baking biscuits, telehealth and telecare? Monitoring, of course! According to its website, UK company Whzan is “an internet based service for monitoring, controlling and optimising the use of a number of devices… Read moreWhzan gets into telecare and telehealth (UK)
